The Latest Breaking News from Crown

Federal Court rubberstamps Blackstone takeover of Crown, James Packer to get $3.36b payday

Billionaire businessman James Packer is set to exit Crown Resorts, with the Federal Court approving Blackstone's takeover of the troubled casino operator.

ABC News · Jun 15, 2022

Jury finds 'psychotic' man who killed teenage girlfriend guilty of murder

A Supreme Court jury rejects a New South Wales man's defence that he was mentally impaired when he strangled his girlfriend because he believed she had turned into a "demon".

ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

Chris Dawson's relative saw Lynette Dawson six months after she vanished, murder trial told

Chris Dawson's murder trial hears his first wife Lynette was seen outside a Sydney hospital up to six months after she disappeared from their northern beaches home in January 1982.

ABC News · Jun 14, 2022

Tim Ferguson: Peter Dutton finds nuclear under the table as monarchists fear for democracy

Solar energy from a gigantic space-based generator has spilt onto everything above ground. Opposition Leader Peter Duttons says the solution is nuclear.

The New Daily · Jun 10, 2022

Alan Hall case: New Zealand begins unprecedented inquiry into ‘significant miscarriage of justice’

Solicitor general determined to find out why man who spent 19 years in jail for murder he did not commit was ‘so severely let down by the justice system’

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2022

Retrial for jailed Qld financial adviser

A former Queensland financial adviser accused of swindling $6 million from clients to invest in a South Australian abalone farm has had his conviction quashed.

AAP · Jun 10, 2022

WA regulators back Blackstone's Crown bid

Western Australia's gaming regulators have signed off on the $8.9 billion takeover of Crown Resorts by US private equity giant Blackstone.

AAP · Jun 10, 2022

Blackstone closes in on Crown Resorts as WA government approves takeover of Perth casino

Blackstone is likely to become the new owner of Perth's casino as the WA government approves the US firm's acquisition of Crown Resorts, but Federal Court approval is still required before the takeover can proceed.

ABC News · Jun 10, 2022

Crown Perth clean-up remains unclear after royal commission report as Blackstone takeover looms

As corporate equity giant Blackstone moves a step closer to its takeover of Crown Resorts, the WA government is keeping its cards close to its chest about how it plans to address money laundering, criminal infiltration and problem gambling at the Perth casino.

ABC News · Jun 9, 2022

Blackstone Closes In Crown Bid After Australia Approvals: Reuters

Blackstone Inc (NYSE:BX), the investment management company, is likely to take the reigns of Australia’s Crown resorts after the country’s regulators approve the bid, Reuters reported. Crown resorts have been mired in allegations of money laundering, making its investors nervous and eager for an overhaul or ownership transition. The COVID-19 pandemic and…

Benzinga · Jun 9, 2022